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Martha Stewart buys Emeril franchise

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse. The New York-based media and merchandising company founded by domesticity maven Martha Stewart announced Tuesday that it bought the rights to Lagasse’s franchise of cookbooks, television shows and kitchen products from him for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock.

The final price could rise to up to $70 million if certain benchmarks are achieved.

Martha Stewart did not acquire Emeril’s Homebase, which includes Lagasse’s 11 restaurants and corporate office.

Lagasse remains the host of the Food Network’s “Essence of Emeril,” but the food network channel ceased production of “Emeril Live” late last year, though it continues to air new episodes in 2008.

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This was my first attempt making chicken marsala. I doubled up on the sauce and added a cup of chicken broth, because I used real marsala wine and using that alone gave it a real strong liquor taste. I also used a combination of fresh mushrooms and baby portabella mushrooms. Instead of cornstarch, I used Wondra flour for sauces that you can just sprinkle in to thicken it. I also pounded the chicken to make it real thin. We have an Italian restaurant near us that we always go to to get this dish and my daughter raved that mine was even better. I served it with penne pasta with marinara sauce. Thanks for this excellent recipe, I know I will be making it alot.

See the Chicken Marsala Recipes Here